When all is said and done, how will you know if you have hit your event’s target? It starts at the very beginning with setting Goals and Objectives. After you have read my blog, “The Right Main Thing,” you should be ready for this. You certainly don’t want to set goals and objectives for theContinue reading “Hitting the Target”
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Your Nearest Exit May Be Behind You
Emergency Planning. Nobody wants to think about what might happen at an event (especially if you’re the one responsible!). Afraid you might jinx yourself if you start thinking about it? Wrong! If you don’t prepare for a myriad of situations, Murphy will make sure you have to think on your toes. If you are prepared,Continue reading “Your Nearest Exit May Be Behind You”
The Right Main Thing
You have heard it before, “The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.” Stephen Covey coined this phrase in his book, “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”1 My very boiled-down version of Mr. Covey’s idea is that we can easily become focused on the wrong right thing. Somewhere along theContinue reading “The Right Main Thing”
Never Leave Home Without It
The Book. The Event Plan. Your Lifeline. Everything you need to be successful. Mine’s pink and sparkly and has my name on it. You know it has my contact information in it in case I might randomly separate myself from it (not gonna happen). It’s officially called an “Event Specifications Guide.” It contains printed copiesContinue reading “Never Leave Home Without It”
Celebrate Good Times, Come On!
Many organizations planning events work hard and plan for so many months in advance that celebrating the wins is often overlooked. There are multiple things to do, tasks to perform, and there are still just 24 hours in a day. But if we don’t stop and celebrate the good things as well as debrief theContinue reading “Celebrate Good Times, Come On!”